Library Resources We have LOTS of books about the solar systemand all the planets! The Non-Fiction (information)books about the solar system and planetsgenerally have call numbers between 520-524 Click HERE to search the ISL Library Catalogue
Plan – (Beginning) When students get an assignment or a task, BEFORE they start doing anything, they should think--- · What am I supposed to do? · What will it look like if I do a really good job? · What do I need to find out to do the job? Space · I need to read and answer questions on the graphic organizer. · All my questions will have complete answers. · How do I use a table of contents?
Do - (Middle) In the middle the students DO the activity. This is where they read, view, tell, make a picture, etc. Space · I use books to find information to answer questions. · I will use the table of contents to find the right page. · I will read text and look at pictures to find information. · I will draw pictures to help answer the question.
Review – (End) Before finishing the product and turning it in students should stop and think - Is this done? · Did I do what I was supposed to do? · Do I feel OK about this? · Should I do something else before I turn it in? Space · Are all my questions answered? · Is my work done neatly? · Did I use the table of contents? · Did I write down all my source information?
Websites - Solar System
Surveillance Video from outer space!
NASA for Kids
Astronomy for Kids
Our Place in Space
Planet Song
Earth, Sun and Moon
Space Shuttle Pictures
KidsAstronomy.com
Planet Hunters
My Solar System - interactive information
NASA Movies of the Sun & Solar Activities
Star Child - Space Information for Kids
Make a Model of the Solar System
ESA Kids - Life in Space
Magic School Bus Gets Lost in Space (29:08)
Magic School Bus Sees Stars (24:03)
Magic School Bus: Out of This World (29:36)
The Sky Above: A First Look (17:00)
What is an Orbit? (01:30)
Magic School Bus Gains Weight (Gravity) (29:23)
A brainpop movie and quiz about the planets!
The sun
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Games
Pluto's Secret
Explore Mars
AlienBugs Game
Alien Space Trash Scavenger Hunt
Get to the Head of the Solar System
Grab It (Letters)
Not the Same
Rocket Builder
We have LOTS of books about the solar systemand all the planets! The Non-Fiction (information)books about the solar system and planetsgenerally have call numbers between 520-524
Click HERE to search the ISL Library Catalogue
Enchanted Learning Astronomy Activities
Solar System Lesson Plans for Elementary School Teachers
AtoZ Lesson Plans about Space
Sun & Moon Data for one day
Earth & Moon
Postcards from Outer Space
The Super 3
When students get an assignment or a task, BEFORE they start doing anything, they should think---
· What am I supposed to do?
· What will it look like if I do a really good job?
· What do I need to find out to do the job?
Space
· I need to read and answer questions on the graphic organizer.
· All my questions will have complete answers.
· How do I use a table of contents?
In the middle the students DO the activity. This is where they read, view, tell, make a picture, etc.
Space
· I use books to find information to answer questions.
· I will use the table of contents to find the right page.
· I will read text and look at pictures to find information.
· I will draw pictures to help answer the question.
Before finishing the product and turning it in students should stop and
think - Is this done?
· Did I do what I was supposed to do?
· Do I feel OK about this?
· Should I do something else before I turn it in?
Space
· Are all my questions answered?
· Is my work done neatly?
· Did I use the table of contents?
· Did I write down all my source information?